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G. HUNZINGEN. FOLDING AND REGLINING CHAIR.

Patented Sept '15, 1863.

[1 N ITED STATES PATENT OFF 1 CE.

GEORGE HUNZINGER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO 0. HENRY GLINSMAN,OF.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING AND RECLINING- CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 39,995, dated September 15, 1863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HUNZINGER, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use acertain new and useful Improvement in Folding and Reclining Chairs; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of my said invention, reference being had to the annexeddrawing, making part of this specification, wherein Figure 1, is a sideelevation of my chair as ready for use, Fig. 2, is a view of the same asfolded for transportation, and Fig. 3, is a section of the foot rest asraised for use.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

My invention is an improvement upon that for which Letters Patent weregranted to me dated October 1st 1861, and consists in an improvedconstruction of folding arm to the chair, also in a hinged bottom to thechair, so applied with the folding X legs, that the same shall preventthe legs folding or spreading under the operation of a weight. I alsoapply adjustable connecting bars between the back and foot rest in sucha manner that their relative inclination may be adjusted.

In the drawing a, a, are the legs united by cross pieces and placedtogether in an X form so as to fold like a camp stool.

c, is the back united to the legs by the joints 1, and the back is to beupholstered, or covered with cane in any suitable manner. The sidepieces of the back extend below the joints 1, 1,) and on the legs a, arebuttons or latches (as at 2,) which when placed so as to take the lowerends of the back pieces a, 0, retain them nearly on the line of the legsat an inclination suitable for reclining. e, is the foot rest united atthe point 4, to the legs a. These parts, including the desk formed ofthe board 6, and props 7, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, are all madesubstantially the same as in my aforesaid patent and do not requirefurther explanation.

The seat I), is formed of a wooden frame hinged at 10, to the legs a,and at the front edge the frame passes over a projection 11, on the barconnecting the front ends of the legs a, a, as seen in Fig. 3, so thatthe strain caused by the weight acting to compress the X shaped legs istaken on this frame, and as the said frame can be caned or upholsteredit is preferable to a webbing seat, and when the chair is folded as inFig. 2, said seat turns over against the back.

In order to retain the back at any desired inclination I make the barsd, wit-h notches 12, 12, so that one of said notches may be placed overthe pin or screw at 4, and thereby hold the back as inclined, or saidnotches may be placed over the pin or screw 3, on the side pieces of thefoot rest 6, and incline the same by the action of the back more or lessas desired.

In order to sustain the foot rest when elevated I provide legs 18,hinged to the underside of 6, so as to fall down into the position shownin Fig. 3, and support said foot rest nearly level; and to extend thelength of the foot rest so that the same will be more comfortable forsleeping on, I provide a board 14, or sliding frame beneath the footrest 6, that can be drawn out, see red lines in Fig. 3.

The arms 7 are connected to the back at 15, and to bars 9 that attach tothe joints 16, of the X legs a, and hence turn and fold in the mannerrepresented, when the chair is shut together for transportation.

My chair is simple strong convenient and capable of being placed in anyconvenient position for reclining, or may be folded into a small compassif desired.

hat I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1. The arms f, incombination with the bars 9 attached at the center of the folding X legsas and for the purposes specified.

2. I claim the notched bar d, connected to the lower end of the back 0,in combination with the foot rest 0, and pins or screws (3 or 4,) as andfor the purposes specified.

3. I claim the seat (Z, formed of a frame hinged at 10, and taking theprojection or rib 11, in combination with the folding X legs a, and back0, as and for the purposes specified.

4. I claim the sliding board or frame 14, in the foot rest 6, whencombined with the folding and reclining chair aforesaid in the mannerand for the purposes specified.

In witness my signature this 12th day of May 1862.

GEORGE HUNZINGER.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, THOS. GEo. HAROLD.

